Garment support



July 4, 1953 H. D. EVANS 2,645,355

GARMENT SUPPORT Filed Jan. 13, 1950 INVENTOR. Ham/a 0. 15 0/75 14 TTORNEX Patented July 14, 1953 GARMENT SUPPORT Harold D. Evans, Kansas City, Mo., assignor of one-half to Helen L. Evans, Kansas City, Mo;, and .one-halfrto saidHarold D. Evans, as joint tenants Application January 18, 1950, Serial N 0. 139,285

4 Claims.

This invention relates to garment supports ofthe kind adapted for mounting upon a vertical wall or the like and swingable to and from a substantially vertical position where the same, with the garments thereon, are out of the way and neatly arranged in an attractive manner.

It is the primary object of the present invention to improve upon the garment hanger forming the subject matter of my co-pending application, Serial No. 113,600, filed September 1, 1949, which became U. S. Patent No. 2,582,320 on January 15, 1952, this being a continuation in part thereof.

The most important object of the present invention is to provide a garment support particularl adapted to receive a plurality of trousers in looped relationship over hanger rods or bars therefor, there being a pair of swingable arms for receiving the bars in spanning relationship thereto with the trousers hanging vertically between the arms.

An important object of the present invention is to provide a garment support including a substantially U-shaped member presenting a pair of laterally extending arms for receiving the aforesaid bars, the U-shaped member being provided with a hanger pivotally secured thereto for' in turn pivotally mounting the entire support upon a vertical wall or the like whereby the same may be swung to and from a vertical position when not in use with the trousers hanging in overlapped relationship adjacentthe wall.

Additional objects relate to the way in which the trouser-receiving bars are held upon the supporting arms when the support is swung against the wall; the way in' which the holding means for the bars moves to a position permitting unrestricted removal and replacement of the trouser hangers and the trousers thereon when the assembly is in the horizontal position; and the way in which there are providedrollers engageable with the vertical wall and movable therealong as the support is moved to and from an operative position;

In the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a front elevational view ofa garment support made in accordance withmy present invention showing the same in its substantially vertical, normally inoperative position.

Fig. 2 is a transverse, cross-sectional view" taken on line II-II of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a horizontal, sectional view through a vertica1 wall or the like upon which the support is mounted and showing a top plan view-of the latter.

(Cl. 211-104) 1 l Fig. 4' is a transverse, cross-sectional view taken on line IV--IV of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a fragmentary, detailed, cross-sectiona1 view taken on line V-V of Fig.3; and

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary, top perspective View showing one-end of a modified form of garment supportmade in accordance with the present invention.

The garment support forming themodifications of Figs. 1 to 4 inclusive, isbroadly designated by the numeral 10 and as will hereinafter appear, is adapted for mounting upon a vertical wall or the like l2. Manifestly the character of the support I2 is of no material consequence and it is contemplated that support l0 may well be attached to a door for closets wherebythe entire support I0 may be enclosed within the closet if desired when notin use.

Garment support l0 includes a U-shaped member l4 that in turn comprises a pair of el n spaced, parallel arms l6 and I8. In addition, member l4- includes a bight that interconnects thearms [6 and I Bet one end thereof through the medium of suitable fastening elements 22.

His; noted that the'bight 20 of member l4 overlaps the normally uppermost faces of arms l6 and [8.

Each arm 24 secured Sand [8 is provided with a bracket directly to the normally lowermost face thereof adjacent the innermost longitudinal edge of bight 20. Brackets 24 each extend outwardly beyond the outermost longitudinal edge of the correspondin arms IE or IE and have a downwardly extending perforated car 26 integral therewith. Brackets 24 are adapted-"to receive a substantially U-shaped hanger 28 for mounting the'member 44 upon the wall l2. The outermost free ends of the legs of hanger 28 each have an inturned pintle 30 that passes into the perforation 25 of the corresponding ear'26 for free pivotal movement-therein.

A number of hooks or like fastening elements serve to attach the hanger 28 to the wall l2 by. engagement with thebight of hanger 28." It is clear that the bight of hanger 28 is substantially horizontal and parallel with wall l2. A number. of. rollers 34 adapted toride upon wall l2 as member I4 is swung from the substantially vertical position shown in Figs. land 2 to the substantially horizontal position of Figs. 3 and 4; are freely shaped: attachment 36 secured to therearmost and.o uterm0st' longitudinal edgeof'the bight 20.

Each' arm I'S-"and I8 of member ldfis provided with a stop pin 38 extending outwardiy from the rotatableon the bight of a U- outermost longitudinal edge thereof adjacent the brackets 24 for receiving the arms of hanger 28 and thereby limiting the extent of downward swinging movement of the member I4 and holding the same in the substantially horizontal position illustrated in Figs. 3 and 4. It is noted in Fig. 4 that the member I4 is slightly inclined toward the wall I2 when in the normally operative position to prevent a number of garmentreceiving bars 40 from slipping from the arms I6 and I8. The bars 40 are elongated and substantially oval in cross-section as shown in Figs.

2 and 4. The length of bars 48 is substantially the same as the distance between the outermost longitudinal edges of the arms I6 and I8, and as shown in Fig. 5, each end of each bar 40 is cutaway as at 42 for receiving the corresponding arm IE or I8 when bars 40 are in resting relationship upon the member I4. the bars 48 be used in receiving the garments to be hung with the latter in looped or draped relationship over the bars 40 and hanging downwardly between the arms I8 and I8.

In this regard, it is manifest that bars 40 are particularly adapted to receive a plurality of trousers. The garments being supported are protected by means of the provision of apair of spacers 44 and 46 on opposite faces respectively of each bar 48. It is noted also that spacers 44 and 46 are adjacent opposite ends of the respective bar 48 and spaced inwardlyfrom cutaway portions 42 thereof. When the member I4 is swung to the position shown in Figs. 1 and 2, bars 40 being held apart by spacers 44 and 46, will protect the garments and prevent creases being formed therein.

Figs.- 2 and 4 also show the way in which the longitudinal edges of the bars 48 are rounded to further aid in the prevention of creases being formed in the garments. As the member I4 is swung from the substantial, horizontal position shown in Figs. 3 and 4, bars 48 will be supported in superimposed relationship by the innermost longitudinal edge of the bight 20.

A substantially U-shaped holder- 48 is provided to maintain the bars 48 upon the member I4 when the latter is swung to the position illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2. Holder 48 has its bight upon the normally uppermost face of the bight 26 adjacent the innermost longitudinal edge of the latter and is swingably secured thereto by means of a pair of spaced-apart brackets 50.

Each leg of the holder 48 is provided with an out-turned extension 52 that in turn is provided with a loop54 that encircles the proximal leg of hanger 28 in free sliding relationship thereto. It is seen in Fig. 2 that the legs of holder 48 are substantially parallel with the arms I4 and I5 when the member I4 is swung to the vertical, inoperative position and that the bars 49 are disposed between arms I4 and I5 and the legs of holder 48. When the member I4 is swung downwardly to the substantially horizontal position,

loops 54 slide upwardly with respect to the legs .of bracket 28 and the bight of holder 48 rotates freely within brackets 50, thereby leaving all of the bars 40 clear and freely removable from the arms I4 and I6 without interference by holder 48. The bars 48 are cutaway near the center thereof as at 56 to accommodate the seams of the trouser legs and a stop 58 is provided on the uppermost face of each leg I4 and I6 respectively adjacent the outermost free ends thereof for further assuring that the bars 46 will not slid from the arms I4 and I6.

It is contemplated that It is not always necessary to swing member I4 t0 the horizontal position since the uppermost pair of trousers can be removed or replaced even when member I4 is vertical.

In the modified form of my invention, illustrated in Fig. 6 of the drawing, there is provided a holder I08 that is similar to the holder 48 above described, with the exception that the loops 54 are eliminated and a U-shaped slide I02 is provided integral with the legs of holder I88. The slides I02 embrace the corresponding legs of a hanger I04 that is identical with hanger 28 above described.

It is necessary in the form of Figs. 1 to 5 inclusive that at least one bar 48 be in place on member I4 to maintain holder 48 spaced from I arms I4 and I8, whereby to permit removal and insertionof bars 40 with ease when the member I4 is vertical.

Holder I00 serves the same purpose as holder 48 with respect to holding the trouser-receiving bars in place, but by provision of the slide I02,

the bars are more readily removed from the garment hanger when the same is in the inoperative, vertical position. The distance between the legs of the slide I02 is slightly greater than the width of the ends of bars 48 and accordingly, the latter can be moved upwardly through the slides I02 with ease. Furthermore, by forming the holder IEII! as illustrated in Fig. 6, the legs thereof are disposed more nearly parallel with the corresponding arms of the member I4 when the latter is in the inoperative position.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new and desired to be secured by Letters Patent is:

l. A garment support comprisin a member having a pair of spaced arms; a number of garment-receiving bars on the arms in spanning relationship thereto; a hanger pivotally attached to said member for mounting the same on a vertical wall or the like; and holding means for the bars pivoted to the member and slidably connected to the hanger, said holding means being swingable toward and away from the bars as the member is swung toward and away respectively from a substantially vertical position adjacent said wall, said hanger extending outwardly from the arms for clearing the latter when swung to said vertical position, said holding means extending inwardly of the hanger whereby to overlie the ends of the bars to hold the latter in place against the arms when the member is in said vertical position. 7

2. A garment support comprising a member having a pair of spaced arms; a number of garment-receiving bars on the arms in spanning leg respectively of the hanger, said legs of the holding means being swingable toward and away from the bars as the member is swung toward and away respectively from a substantially vertical position adjacent said wall, the legs of the hanger extendingoutwardly from the arms for clearing the latter when swung to said vertical position, the legs of the holding means extending inwardly of the legs of the hanger whereby to overlie the ends of the bars to hold the latter in place against the arms when the member is in said vertical p0sition. 1

3. A garment support as set forth in claim 1,

wherein the slidable connection between the legs I of the holding means and the legs of the hanger comprises a U-shaped slide on each leg respectively of the holding means in alignment with the bars and adapted to clear the latter for removal from said arms when the member is in said substantially vertical position.

HAROLD D. EVANS.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date Cohen Aug. 15, 1911 Roth Apr. 30, 1918 Elmendorf Oct. 15, 1918 Lincoln June 1, 1920 Batts Aug. 16, 1927 Van Roosendael Dec. 4, 1934 Stein May 23, 1950 Evans Jan. 15, 1952 

